What would be the acceptability of this in your workplace? For context, which country and industry are you in?
I guess I’m mainly thinking about professional jobs, but interested to hear from. I think in France it would be quite common to have a glass of wine, even at a work canteen or so. But in the UK it seems like people would think that was a problem, and in a lot of cases you’d be in violation of something at work.
In my past life, I worked as Data Manager in a movie, at the lunch break, everyone would smoke pot as if nothing. I couldn’t do it because I can’t use computers while high.
I went back to work once (programming) after a couple of beers at the bar. Turns out not a job I can do while drinking.
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I work in healthcare in the UK. I don’t even drink on week nights let alone over lunch. I agree over here drinking at lunch would probably be seen as a problem.
I think a big part of that is the UK binge drink culture. Most people over here drink a lot in one go to get drunk as the goal.
Off topic but your name is amazing
Thanks, I came up with it in secondary school and have been using it since.
School bus driver here. Drinks at lunch would not be a good idea.
what about a camel flatpak?
I’m not seeing that one. Might need to add the right repository.
its upstream of the brewery
I work in manufacturing in America. There’s NO FUCKING WAY. You’d be fired immediately if caught. I don’t even think the union would try to back you up. It’s simply too dangerous of an environment. However, reeking of booze from the night before? Apparently totally fine.
US/Engineer
At my first job, I remember the furtive glances around the table as everyone didn’t want to be the first one to order a beer. Once a single person ordered one, several others would too. The boss was fine with it, but nobody did it in front of the boss’s boss. We never had more than one, though.
At my second job, a small, new company with 12ish people, it was pretty common. Sometimes someone would bring a six pack to share into the office on a Friday afternoon. At my current job, the culture just isn’t there. Nobody drinks at all during work hours. I don’t drink as much anymore, anyway.
Part of my job involves operate hoists that are lifting several tonnes over the general public. Anything that is even impairment adjacent, like being tired, will get you removed from that position. If you are actually impaired you’re fired no questions.
Almost was crushed cause of a rigger 👍🏼. I’d never work with a drunk one.
UK IT dev here. When I started working in the field back in 2000ish it was perfectly fine for IT staff to pop to the pub. Did for many years. Then in my 20s it became normal to have drinks after work rather than during work. Then when marriage etc came along, it became neither.
I’d regularly have a pint or two (no more than three) with my boss on Wednesday lunchtimes! And, in another workplace, while I was a young’un throwing an almighty tantrum, I spent a month having four double vodkas for lunch most days. Stunned I wasn’t fired, honestly. (UK)
UK/Astronaut
We take a fifth of gin everytime our home country whizzes by, so that’s a full glass over the entire workday, and it tends to make the job go faster.
You drink in space??? What kind of gin? What’s being drunk in zero g like? I’m gonna vomit just at the thought of a space hangover mate
Hell yeah, spirits only though since no one’s yet found a ‘medicinal’ reason to bring beer along. I like a bit of Hayman slo gin, we’ve got some Schadlerer schnapps, and plenty of clear bottles.
Being drunk’s pretty much the same but it hits you way faster and passes quicker too, hence why you only do a little bit at a time. No one’s vommed yet, but got plenty of towels around for other reasons just in case
That’s so sick. What do I have to do to be able to get drunk in space? Have you been training to be an astronaut your whole life or is it a career switch?
Other reasons like zero-g orgies?
Nah, the sex is bad and the 24hr livestream makes it difficult to perform. We really do need better trained professionals up here.
Bartender. I don’t get a lunch break so I just drink on the clock.
I see no problem with a single drink at lunch, specially with your team. It helps you relax and build rapport imo.
At my previous job, my manager would take our 5-6 people team out for lunch and a beer for anyone’s birthday and at the end of the year. I miss that.
My current job doesn’t allow it, so going out for lunch with co workers is a little more stiff, and so is my relationship with my manager.
Last christmas I had to work during the break with only 1 co-worker, we snuck out and had pizza with a berr. It was great.
tried it a few times and just feel rubbish for half of the afternoon
not as fun as it seems
When I worked in kitchens and bars? Regularly
Now, driving a forklift and using a nail gun every day… I’ll wait till I get home
Alcohol is bad for you health. Workplaces should be better so folks don’t feel the need to injest poison to tolerate it.
